Mr. Rogers opted for the casual outfit, a poor choice in my opinion. However, it was not a deal breaker. He wore: a white t-shirt, nice jeans, flip flops. Physically, I’m not sure how I feel about him. He is neither good looking nor bad looking, he looks a lot like a friend from college who used to have a crush on me, and that resemblance was creeping me out. But I think it’s possible I could sleep with him, so I’d say that the physical attraction factor warrants another date.

We went to a coffee shop in “our” neighborhood, but not on the usual strip containing the Bourgeois Pig et al. On the way, Mr. Rogers answered his cell phone. BAD! BAD MR. ROGERS! Manners?! He said, “I have to answer this,” I said, “hooookay. . .”

Other than that, he was quite gentlemanly. He opened doors, paid, wanted to discuss everything so I had to put on the brakes about discussing past relationships, etc. We have the same sense of humor, it is a very good fit in that respect. He said some cheesy things, such as: When I saw him, I said, “I don’t think I’ve ever seen you around the neighborhood before.” He said, “I think I would have remembered you.”

Problems: 1) physical attraction TBD, 2) he has a daughter; kids are not a deal breaker for me, but I guess I never anticipated having to deal with that, so it was a surprise, 3) I think he can be very flighty, so although he seems very attentive right now I’m not sure if that will last.

Overall, I think there is chemistry. When we got back to The Steps, he said, “So, seriously, give me feedback.” I said, “No, there has to be some mystery.” Then he said, “OK, well I hope we will go out again.” I think he is very attracted to me, and I feel OK about him, so if he asks me out again, I think I’d like to go.

SEARCH ABDPBT

FEATURED BLOGGER

ABDPBT GLOSSARY

New here? Not sure what one of the references I made is about? It might be time to check the ABDPBT Glossary. To translate, you might want to check out the ABDPBT Glossary page, or just look for links within the text with folders next to them to see what various terms mean.

SUBSCRIBE

Subscribe to the main ABDPBT RSS Feed to get new posts delivered to your feedreader.

OR . . . subscribe to the ABDPBT
FULL RSS FEED to get updates from all four ABDPBT blogs.

ONLINE DATING CHRONICLES

Sure, I eventually met my husband, Mr. Right-Click, through online dating. But not before I had dated nearly one hundred of Los Angeles' least suitable bachelors. Laugh along in my Online Dating Chronicles.

FREE EBOOK

MUCKRAKING

Sometimes I like to muckrake. You can read about it here. Oh, and here too. Listen, if I don't do it, that muck will just keep piling up until we have to call a roto-rooter. So really, you should thank me. You're welcome.

LISTS

You know, you slave away at blog posts day after day, you try to write fiction, you try to provide interesting social commentary, but at the end of the day, they come for the lists. Check out List Mondays to see what all the hullabaloo is about, because I sure as hell cannot explain it.

OTHER ABDPBT BLOGS

ABDPBT Personal Finance

Shining a light on the big business of poop.

ABDPBT Tech

Tech for mommy bloggers. Or bloggers who aren't mommies, but hang out with them. Or Dads. Whatever.

ABDPBT Commodity Fetishism

This is where I post stuff that I think is cool. Maybe you will think it's cool, too.

FULL ARCHIVES

If you'd prefer to peruse the ABDPBT archives by month, you can check them out here:
ABDPBT Archives

LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles is where I was born and raised. I always thought I'd leave, but for some reason I never did. Sometimes, I like it here. Other times, I'm not so sure. But good or bad, it has made me who I am.

Sponsors

Defense Mechanisms

Sometimes I take the melodrama of my life and twist and turn it until it looks almost charming. I do this because I want you to like me:

Assburger: It's not just a disorder on the autism spectrum: it's also one of your relatives!

On Truth: Sometimes somebody will say something and it hurts your feelings. And then you will write a story about it and your aunt will call it "phenomenal." Everyone else will try to pretend like it never happened.

The Sheer And Unmitigated Power of Bob Mould: Sometimes you spend your formative years obsessed by an unrequited teenage crush, and then one day you realize that person is now an orthopedic surgeon who lives in your neighborhood. It kinda sucks when that happens.

Ben From Madera: For one Halloween, Ben dressed up like a bee, like that kid in the Blind Melon video. That's how I will always remember him.

Mr. Right-Click

He is my best friend, even if he uses a PC. And the fact that sometimes he will pretend to be a "Pancake Pirate" is only part of the reason. Arrrr!

Mini

His cutie-pie percentile group is off the charts.

Spinning

If you think this is just about exercise, then you have underestimated how wildly inappropriate people can be when they undergo physical pain in a group setting.

Mini: The Fame

The Livestock

about

My name is Anna. I like to blog. ABDPBT is a creative effort at understanding my experience as a wife, mother, recovering academic, popular culture enthusiast, satirist, and unrepentant fake American.